Years 3 to 6 Spring Concert,Wednesday 22nd March
Mrs Conrad and Mrs Harris would like to invite Prep School Parents to our Spring Concert in the Mairlot Hall on Wednesday 22nd March 2023 at 6.30pm Refreshments will be served from 6.00pm
Key Diary Dates:
Ends
Mon 3rd to Wed 5th Apr Easter Sport Camp
Tue 11th to Fri 14th Apr Easter Music Course
Mon 24th Apr Staff INSET
Tue 25th Apr Term Starts
Mon 1st May May Bank Holiday School Closed All day
Tue 2nd May May Procession AM
Summer Uniform
Please may the girls in Years 3 to 5 return to school after Easter wearing their summer uniform. Summer uniform is optional for our Year 6 girls. However, they will be required to wear their winter uniform for special occasions such as Prize Giving and the Leavers’ Mass. As a reminder, the summer uniform consists of: pink and white striped dress; white ankle socks; blazer and cardigan.
This week you should have received:
Whole School Uniform letter and list
Whole School Spring Concert letter
Whole School Extra-Curricular Clubs information for the Summer Term 2023
Whole School Lent Project for Cherry Trees letter
Whole School Hop, Skip and Jump letter
Whole School Bus Code of Conduct letter
Year 3 Trip to Guildford letter
Year 6 Canoe Club letter
Please contact the School Office if you need a copy of any of these letters prepinfo@st-teresas.com
Explore Lecture, Kathy Weeks—Tuesday 21st March
Kathy Weeks, author of the Harper Drew Series and co-author of You Are Awesome, Dare to be You and What Do You Think, will be talking at our Explore Lecture about how to help children build a growth mindset, helping them find their own voice and empowering them to have the confidence to be the person they want to be.
You can pre-order a signed copy of her books by emailing j.sladen@st-teresas.com and it will be added on to your school account. Each book is £6
Harper Drew – a laugh-out-loud illustrated series
Packed FULL of mayhem and drama, What’s New, Harper Drew? is the laugh-out-loud series about discovering inner confidence and finding the funny in the everyday, from Kathy Weeks with illustrations by Aleksei Bitskoff. For fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Dork Diaries.
Books to bring out the brilliant in kids
Give kids the tools to overcome self-doubt, the courage to follow their dreams and the skills to form and communicate their own opinions in these AWESOME non-fiction books for kids, including the number 1 bestseller You Are Awesome, Dare to Be You and What Do You Think?
You can book tickets for Kathy’s lecture here (see over for more details).
Drama Stars of the Week
Year 3 Sophia D for learning and performing her poem in such an impressive manner
Year 4 Calista J for her increased confidence when performing.
Year 5 Bethany DW for making an excellent start to her Drama lessons at St Teresa’s
Year 6 Alana E for reading her lines with such personality in our first read through for Mary Poppins.
Explore Lectures
As you are aware, we are celebrating the value of Intellect this year. When we speak of ‘Intellect’, we strive to explore different spheres and topics beyond the curriculum – and just for the sheer joy of it.
Under this guise, we have organised a fabulous series of lectures on a vast and diverse range of topics to run throughout the rest of the academic year. Our eminent and exciting speakers will aim to stimulate curiosity and encourage us all (parents, friends, family and staff) to explore something new.
The lectures will take place on Monday or Tuesday evenings, starting in January. They will be held in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre and are open to all, free of charge. Nibbles and drinks will be served from 5:30pm for a 6pm start and a 7pm finish.
Golden Book
Well done to all of the girls in our Golden Books this week:
3RN Skyla N with her understanding and application of Fractions.
Maggie M last week, Maggie imagined she had been on a trip to Berlin and wrote a descriptive email using a range of adjectives and sentence starters.
Sienna D N atlas to find densely populated areas in England, using the key to help her. Well done!
3KC Victoria M language including subheadings and captions. Esme S includes all of the success criteria in her work.
Rosalind D with good grace.
4BB Darcy R Sybella J
4CR Eleanor B Anna P solution.
Eva C
5HC Jessika R use to inspire her army to fight against the Spanish Armada.
Scarlett C for her excellent work in Maths, demonstrating a secure understanding of decimals and their equivalent fractions.
Chaeah H for a fantastic start to St Teresa's, enthusiastically participating in all that school has to offer.
5KH Sophia N for a smooth transition into my maths group and for working hard in every maths lesson.
Flori H for always being a wonderfully kind, caring and enthusiastic member of 5KH.
5MK Lyla S for her fabulous idea for a new book, featuring a great title, an intriguing blurb and an action-packed opening.
Emilia Z for her enthusiastic commitment to the Effingham Trust reading challenge.
Tara S for the incredible improvement that she has made with her handwriting and presentation of her work this half term.
6JG India R C for fantastic effort with creative writing for her Blitz narrative.
Olivia K for super focus in English, editing and proofreading with care.
6HI Florence B for perseverance and hard work shown in maths and spellings this week, resulting in a wonderful improvement.
Maisy M for her fabulous work on ratio, in maths and for explaining this and encouraging those working with her.
Year 3—Pandora’s Box
The children in Year 3 were very excited about the Pandora’s Box project we set for homework. They all completed the project very well, coming up with some ingenious designs and superb explanations for why they had included various items into their boxes. Well done girls!
Year 6—Life Lab
Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to create their own businesses whilst working with the team from LifeLab this term. The process culminated today with business pitches to a panel of industry experts and a fantastic fair where a wide range of impressive stalls were set out to tempt the rest of the school. Well done girls, you have excelled yourselves.
Science Week
To celebrate Science Week, we were delighted to welcome Mrs Colborne-Baber to our assembly to speak to the girls about how she uses Maths in her career and in everyday life. The Science Technicians then gave a demonstration of some exciting and dramatic experiments. Also, Year 6 have enjoyed giving presentations on fossils during their Science lessons.
Science Week
As part of Science Week, Year 5 chose their own investigation based on topics they have studied this year and presented it to year groups who visited their stall at the Science Fair. They also demonstrated their knowledge through PowerPoint presentations, quizzes and practical activities.
Year 5—Motivational Speeches
This week, Year 5 have been looking at famous motivational speeches. Today they wrote a speech for Queen Elizabeth I, as she addressed her troops before sending them off to fight the Armada. First, we wrote one together before embarking on writing one on our own.
My strong and mighty warriors, today we are here to make history. Soon we will meet the eyes of our enemy. We will fight, fight until we are victorious Fight for our nation, fight for our families Fight for our freedom, fight for our lives We will never look back or surrender. Victory will be ours. We shall not let them pass we will never let our rivals reign over us. We will destroy them and be triumphant in our fight!
By 5MK3RN—Class Assembly
3RN travelled back in time to Ancient Greece this morning, sharing their learning on their topic, ‘Gods and Mortals’. They debated which city was better to live in, Athens or Sparta and read their calligram poems about the Ancient Greek Olympics. They performed a wonderful song ‘It’s All Greek to Me’ and even smashed some (paper) plates!
Sport News
Netball
On Tuesday afternoon, the U11s played against Danes Hill in a netball match. All teams worked really hard and displayed some lovely netball throughout all games. The teamwork and enthusiasm in all 4 teams was fantastic. Well done girls! The As and Bs lost two very close games and the Cs won and the Ds drew. The Players of the Matches were Alex, Olivia K, Ailsa and Lily. Great work girls.
Football
Year 5 on Tuesday afternoon played in a football match against Manor House; the girls really enjoyed a sunny afternoon of football. There were smiles all around after lots of girls scored goals. Keep up the great work girls!
Cross Country
Congratulations to the girls that took part in the national schools Biathlon Championships on Sunday. All of the girls gained personal bests in both their swimming and running and were a credit to the school. They showed superb determination throughout the day. In the U8 category, Thea placed 11th in the Country and in the U10 category, Isabella placed 15th. Well done girls!
On Wednesday afternoon, the girls took part in cross country relays at GHS, the U11’s worked really hard and came 3rd winning bronze medals! Excellent work girls!
Swimming
Well done to the girls that competed in the ‘It’s a Fish Out’ swimming competition. Well done to the U11s Kaiah, Elin, Ella and Tabby for winning the whole competition! The U10s took part too and had lots of fun well done Francesca, Jess, Olivia and Stef!
Fixtures:
Tuesday U11A-D Hockey v Cranmore (H+A) 2:30pm, U8-U13 Danes Hill Cross Country, 9:30am
Friday U10 Surrey Hockey @ Woking Hockey Club 9am, U8-U11 Gymnastics @ St Cats, 2pm
Sunday Park run Leatherhead 9:30am
Music News
Musicians of the Week
Year 3 Amelia H for being very brave and playing her cello so beautifully
Year 4 Sophia L for wonderful singing in class and St T’s Singers
Year 5 Charlotte J for being such a great asset to her class and Chamber Choir
Year 6 Isla B for excellent work and resilience in her keyboard lessons
St Teresa’s at the Opera
We are thrilled that five of our girls are going to be performing in Tosca by Puccini at Grange Park Opera. They will be performing alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra. They are very excited to have their first rehearsal this week to learn their parts which are in Italian!
Assembly Performance
Thank you to Elizabeth L who played King Wenceslas for us in assembly this morning. Elizabeth has only been learning the trumpet for a short time and we were very impressed with her lovely playing.
Spring Concert
Rehearsals are in full swing for our Spring Concert. We have a very entertaining programme and cannot wait to perform it for you. See you on Wednesday in the Mairlot Hall at 6.30pm.
Music Lessons & Instrument Hire
We still have some spaces for lessons and some instruments that can be hired from the school. instruments or need any more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Harris c.harris@st
Easter Music Course 2023!
This year’s course will take place from Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th April. The course is open to girls and boys from all schools in Years 3 - 6 who have passed Grade 1 on their instrument.
Please email Mrs Yalden on c.yalden@st-teresas.com for further information.
This Week
During the season of Lent, the Church often draws us back to reflect on the experience of the People of Israel as they spent their 40 years travelling through the wilderness towards the promised land. We must remember their circumstances. For generations they had lived as slaves to the great kingdom of Egypt, living lives of abject poverty and humiliation. We can hardly fathom what it must have been like for them to walk free from their incarceration. Yet it doesn't take them long before they are complaining. Indeed, when water supplies ran short, in a great act of unfaithfulness, they were even heard to wish that they could be back in Egypt. Tragically, they have forgotten the great act of redemption that they have experienced and would rather return to a life under the heel of Pharaoh. Yet, through the ministry of Moses, God shows his faithfulness and, in an act of his abundant grace, makes water to pour forth from the rock to satisfy their thirst.
As we approach the mid-point of our Lenten observance, let’s not fall into the same trap as the people of Israel. Let us recognise the abundance of God’s love and grace in our lives. Let us recognise how God is ever present in our lives, supporting and guiding us. Let us be truly grateful for the abundance that we have received from God’s loving hand. And let us take the opportunity during Lent to sincerely give thanks!
Lent Projects
We are supporting Cherry Trees over the coming weeks of Lent. Full details have been sent home in a letter, but here is a quick reminder:
CLOTHES COLLECTION in aid of Cherry Trees
Please bring in any unwanted clothes items to school to help raise funds for this wonderful charity.
Every tonne collected will raised £200.
E-mail equestrian@st-teresas.com
Call 01372 750257
Booking System
st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk
It’s not long now until the Easter Holidays.
Visit our website www.st-teresas.com/ equestrian
Or find us on Facebook “St Teresa’s Equestrian”
Please can everyone make sure to wear enough layers for riding. Ideally, riders are to wear a jumper, coat and gloves. We do have gloves spare for those who don’t have their own but we are limited on our coat options.
There have been a couple of equine virus outbreaks in the area. Those who have their own horses or who ride elsewhere, please make sure you wear a different set of clothes and wash your hands before coming to equestrian.
STE unfortunately had to say goodbye to the amazing Mickey last Saturday. He injured his leg in the field the previous Thursday and it was decided by the vets, his owners and STE that the best thing for him was to put him to sleep.
Mickey joined STE back in 2017 and has been a gem to look after and get to know all these years. We’d like to thank his owners for allowing us to look after him on loan and he will be very much missed by everyone.
Last week there was a lot that went on, first of all we had a snow day! While the school was closed on the snow day, the STE staff still had to come up to look after the horses, but also had a visit from Simple System, the feed company that STE use. Simple System came to weigh the horses to evaluate their diets and the exercise that they need. It was very informative and all the ponies were very well behaved.
The horse of the week this week is in remembrance of Mickey.
~ Libby CGood luck for your next competition!
NSEA News
Menu—w/c Monday 20th March
Hot lunches include a selection of family favourites and suitable alternatives for children with allergies and intolerances.
Monday Tuesday
Prep Creamy chicken curry & rice
Freshly baked pizza slice
Wednesday Thursday Friday
Roast turkey / chicken & Yorkshire pudding
Sausage rolls / chicken wraps
Cod goujons / cod fishfingers
Main Chicken tikka masala with rice & poppadums
Eat healthy choice
Beef meatballs in a fresh tomato sauce & whole wheat fusilli pasta
Pepperoni pizza slice with chef’s salad
Chargrilled chicken Caesar salad
Chef’s carvery –Roast Turkey breast with Yorkshire pudding
Thai coconut infused pork wholemeal rice
Puff pastry filled with locally sourced pork sausage meat
Chicken fajitas with peppers & red onions served with grated cheese & sour cream & chives & chef’s salad
Breaded cod fillet / cod fishfingers
Poached salmon with nut free pesto pasta & olive salad
Vegetarian
Vegetable & chick pea curry & rice
Cheese & tomato pizza slice
Fresh tomato coated pasta
Roasted butternut squash & pea risotto
No meat meat balls in a tomato sauce
Sides Rice / pasta Broccoli
Baked wedges Carrots
Roast potatoes
Mixed vegetables
Roasted new potatoes
Sweetcorn
Chips Peas
Additional Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Dessert Fruit pie & custard
Choc chip & coconut flapjack slice
Victoria sandwich slice
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher
Rice pudding with a selection of sauces
Chocolate milkshake